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25% of the labor force is on the live register or an unemployed single parent

Water14 · 2011-03-18 22:30:10

The number of people not working is much higher than that on the live register figure of 444,299. In other countries, a single parent not working is seen as unemployed. In Ireland these people are not seen on the unemployment figures, only as single parents on one parent family payment numbering recipients of 90,484. It…

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The number of people not working is much higher than that on the live register figure of 444,299. In other countries, a single parent not working is seen as unemployed. In Ireland these people are not seen on the unemployment figures, only as single parents on one parent family payment numbering recipients of 90,484. It they were added them to the live register our live register number would be 534,783. Our labor force is 2,152,000. So, just under 25% of the labor force is on the live register or an unemployed single parent. Source: Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services, 2009.http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Policy/ResearchSurveysAndStatistics/Documents/2009stats.pdf

Also, I think the unemployment figures are being masked by a huge number of welfare allowances and payments. Look at all the other welfare allowances given that are not called unemployment payments and massive numbers of people on them in 2009.
Illness Benefit 77,665
Invalidity Pension 52,922
Disablement Benefit 13,520
One-Parent Family Payment 90,484
Disability Allowance 99,576
Back to Education Allowance 15,877
Farm Assist 8,972

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#2 19-03-2011 11:51am

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Wow they truly are staggering numbers, it's hard to believe that 1 in every 4 is dependent (to some degree at least) on the state for survival. These are the figures they don't want us to know- imagine how much worse it would be without emigration- I bet the politicians are secretly happy about the numbers leaving here :mad:

It would be interesting to see a cross comparative study of EU nations on this to gauge average % of the population who are unable to work and see how we stack up against other nations. We're probably off the richter scale for things like this.

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Please don't post the same thread in different forums (link).

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